The latest Envy 17 mimics a lot of design features of the Apple MacBook without costing nearly as much. Upgrading from 8 GB to 12 GB of RAM costs just $40 USD more.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-like-HP-Envy-17-with-11th-gen-Core-i7-CPU-1080p-touchscreen-and-Wi-Fi-6-is-down-to-only-670-USD.509084.0.html
Yeah, they probably could have been selling it for $100 more, but they stupidly put in a glossy touch screen. 99% of us hate that 'checkbox' item.